North Wildwood vs Rio Grande

A side-by-side comparison of North Wildwood and Rio Grande: population, income, housing, and more.

North Wildwood and Rio Grande are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Wildwood has the higher population (3,620 vs 3,285 in Rio Grande). Rio Grande has the higher median household income ($97,590 vs $85,812 in North Wildwood). North Wildwood has the higher median home value ($446,400 vs $311,900 in Rio Grande).

Population, income & housing

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
Population	3,620	3,285
Median age	63.0 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,812	$97,590
Median home value	$446,400	$311,900
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,486
Housing units	8,427	1,854
Homeownership rate	77.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
Population	3,812 → 3,620 (-5.0%)	2,834 → 3,285 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$50,422 → $85,812 (+70.2%)	$66,544 → $97,590 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$354,000 → $446,400 (+26.1%)	$266,400 → $311,900 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,228 (+23.9%)	$1,111 → $1,486 (+33.8%)

North Wildwood

Population

3,8123,620

Median household income

$50,422$85,812

Median home value

$354,000$446,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,228

Rio Grande

Population

2,8343,285

Median household income

$66,544$97,590

Median home value

$266,400$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,486

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	6.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	1.9%
25 to 34	6.3%	5.8%
35 to 44	3.8%	16.1%
45 to 54	7.2%	16.0%
55 to 64	22.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	29.8%	20.2%
75 and over	15.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
No high school diploma	4.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
Drove alone	75.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.3%
Walked	3.4%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.2%
Other means	1.7%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
1-unit, detached	32.2%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	41.7%	20.7%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	8.5%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	North Wildwood	Rio Grande
Poverty rate	9.9%	9.9%
Average household size	1.90	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	38	17
Median year structure built	1972	1987